The Lakers also beat the Bucks once early in the winning streak and went on to defeat the Bucks in the Western Conference Finals, 4-2, despite 33.7 points per game in that series from Abdul-Jabbar.

Here was the full trade involving Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. On June 16, 1975, the Bucks traded Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley to the Los Angeles Lakers for Junior Bridgeman, Dave Meyers, Elmore Smith and ...

The Bucks selected Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then known as Lew Alcindor) with the 1st pick (won with a coin toss) in the NBA Draft. They signed him to a 5-year, $1,250,000 deal. ROOKIE SEASON ...

Milwaukee Bucks rookie Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) grabs for a rebound in a game against the Seattle Supersonics at the Milwaukee Arena on December 5, 1969. The Bucks won 131-98.

Kareem’s lack of connection with Milwaukee started back when he played for the Bucks in the 1970s. Before the 1975-1976 season, Abdul-Jabbar requested to be traded from the Milwaukee Bucks .

Kareem-Abdul Jabbar's arrival changed the Milwaukee Bucks' trajectory. Matthew Dugandzic | Oct 26, 2022 ... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 29 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL, 3 BLK in his NBA debut.

The Milwaukee Bucks selected Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the first overall choice in the NBA Draft. Kareem was named NBA Rookie of the Year after averaging 28.8 points per game and 14.5 rebounds per ...

Lakers’ Wilt Chamberlain (13) blocks to slap shot by Milwaukee Bucks’ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) away during NBA playoff action at Milwaukee on April 14, 1972. (PAUL SHANE / Ap) Advertisement ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points and 17 rebounds, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the Bucks‘ career rebounding leader, and Damian Lillard scored 39 points in ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a bit jealous of watching Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo play. The basketball legend, who had his all-time scoring record broken by LeBron James this past week, said ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the best ten players in NBA history. The Hall of Fame center is most known for his time with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he began his career playing for the Milwaukee ...

The Bucks selected Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then known as Lew Alcindor) with the 1st pick (won with a coin toss) in the NBA Draft. They signed him to a 5-year, $1,250,000 deal. ROOKIE SEASON ...